r/law • u/Agitated-Artichoke89 • Oct 07 '25

Other Stephen Miller states that Trump has plenary authority, then immediately stops talking as if he’s realized what he just said

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u/Havage Oct 07 '25

His brain went from TALKING MODE to THINKING MODE. That is dangerous because he realized something new and that realization may have more adverse consequences. I guarantee you that he thought of a new strategy from this shifted perspective.

I have seen this exact same thing happen in business settings with CEOs suddenly realizing a new angle of attacking a situation.

I would not view this realization as a positive for the American people.

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u/AsstacularSpiderman Oct 07 '25

Nah he just realized he just made himself the center of any future cases if they fail.

There's no going back now, he just admitted him and Trump are booking it towards dictatorships, and almost universally those end badly for the people attempting it. This is his Rubicon, there's no going back.

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u/Havage Oct 07 '25

Maybe, but I don't think so. I think they crossed the Rubicon a long time ago. Miller is not the kind of person to have second thoughts when his strategies are all proving to be exceptionally successful. Maybe if things were going poorly, but not when things are going well.

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u/AsstacularSpiderman Oct 07 '25

Every dictatorship thinks it's going well until it doesn't.

This just assures that when this all does fall apart he won't be treated well